October 31

Post 992, Day 304 of 2013
- and 1034 days since I started this blog -

Daily Comment

Tonight, one of my very favorite Syracuse events came to an end. RIP the Thursday night open mic at Mac's Bad Art Bar. 

I met so many wonderful musicians at this open mic, specifically including the members of the house band - who allowed me to play and sing tunes I couldn't bring anywhere else - and the members of i am Fool, who I first met there.

They have the best sound system of any club in the area, and excellent and personable sound men to make the music happen. I considered this my 'Cheers', where everybody knew me and I knew just about everybody. I developed a friendship with the club owner.

Now, the only time I will spend there will be when i am Fool or one of my friends' bands performs there.

My loss.

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 Food and Diet Section

2013 Daily Weight

Today's Weight:         205.6 lbs

Yesterday's Weight:     206.0 lbs

Day Net Loss/Gain:      - 0.4 lbs

Diet Comment

I ate well yesterday, and so reversed the slight upward movement. It's especially pleasing because all the meals were at restaurants, which usually means an opposite effect.

Food Log 

Breakfast
A cacao-kale-hemp-chia protein shake (almond milk, kale, a large egg, raw organic cacao powder, hemp seeds, chia seeds, whey powder (24g protein), cinnamon, psyllium and stevia-inulin blend).

Lunch

Roasted turkey breast with black beans, Spring Mix greens, cole slaw blend and creamy balsamic dressing.

Dinner
Grass-fed ground beef burger on coconut Paleo bread with guacamole and salsa. Mashed faux-tatoes (mashed cauliflower, butter, salt and pepper).

Liquid Intake   

   Coffee:  24 oz.   Water: 124+ oz.

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October 30

Post 991, Day 303 of 2013
- and 1033 days since I started this blog -

Daily Comment

Nothing new to report.

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 Food and Diet Section

2013 Daily Weight

Today's Weight:         206.0 lbs

Yesterday's Weight:     205.4 lbs

Day Net Loss/Gain:      + 0.6 lbs

Diet Comment

At least the gain isn't too much - I ate my meals at restaurants today, though - typically meaning higher salt intake and consequent water retention and usually a weight gain the next day.

Food Log 

Breakfast
Skipped.

Lunch

At Ling-Ling's Chinese Buffet and Grill:

Brussels sprouts, kimchee, and, from the "Mongolian Grill", my go-to dish, pork and chicken with cabbage, onions, mushrooms, green peppers and broccoli. Yes, it's the same meal I always have here, and yes, the same picture, too.

Dinner
At Eskape's Lounge:

Pangasius steamed with a walnut-spinach pesto and sauteed tomatoes, with sauteed vegetables (what the chef called 'the kitchen sink').

Liquid Intake   

   Coffee:  22 oz.   Water: 80+ oz. Tea: 8 oz.  and a shot of Jameson's Irish Whiskey

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October 29

Post 990, Day 302 of 2013
- and 1032 days since I started this blog -

Daily Comment

I had an awesome night playing at the Elbow Room, and got to close the show with vocals.

There was a time, around forty-five years ago, when I was considered a good vocalist. That went by the wayside when I decided to play bass, and stopped singing, because singing and playing bass at the same time was too difficult - I hadn't gotten a toehold on the instrument, and was slowly working out my relationship with the bass.

Too bad - that was a bit of a mistake - no reason I couldn't stay in practice with both. 

My range is now pretty limited, and I have to push the volume to hit some notes.

But, as in my bass playing, there are aspects to singing that have improved. One is arguably major, and validates my singing now: I have a much deeper connection to the material, and sing with more honesty.

It is also easier to sing and play bass now that I have an easier relationship to my bass playing.

Which makes singing fun, too. It puts me in a slightly different place than playing, because there's that slight tension coordinating the bass line and the vocal line, and any loss of focus creates a blip in the performance (even if I'm the only one who knows or cares), and  it is like a moving meditation - thoughts have to be ignored as the distractions they are. 

I have to be in a 'still' place to make my noise.

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 Food and Diet Section

2013 Daily Weight

Today's Weight:         205.4 lbs

Yesterday's Weight:     205.0 lbs

Day Net Loss/Gain:      + 0.4 lbs

Diet Comment

There would have been a loss today, but for me drinking less water yesterday than I have in 3 years, and the very late-night high-carb snack.

Food Log 

Breakfast

Spinach, black beans, onions and peppers and scrambled eggs.

Lunch

Wild-caught salmon and black bean salad on Spring Mix and cole slaw blend.

Snack

Egg salad with guacamole on coconut Palleo bread.

Dinner
Italian-style chicken sausage (with onions and peppers) and a Spring Mix salad with balsamic vinaigrette.

Liquid Intake   

   Coffee:  28 oz.   Water: 80+ oz.

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October 28

Post 989, Day 301 of 2013
- and 1031 days since I started this blog -

Daily Comment

I felt a little 'hung over' from yesterday's blahs, and since I was going to have to take off work to visit my bank and the DMV, I just took a sick day from work, and did that stuff. Still looking for my passport.

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 Food and Diet Section

2013 Daily Weight

Today's Weight:         205.0 lbs

Yesterday's Weight:     208.2 lbs

Day Net Loss/Gain:      - 3.2 lbs

Diet Comment

My little eating yesterday gave me a nice loss, today, maybe more.

Food Log 

Breakfast

Skipped.

Lunch

A cacao-kale-hemp-chia protein shake (almond-coconut milk, kale, a large egg, raw organic cacao powder, hemp seeds, chia gel, whey powder (24g protein), cinnamon, psyllium and stevia-inulin blend).

Dinner
Buffalo-style chicken breast and cole slaw.

Snack

Ezekiel 4:9 Golden Flax sprouted grain cereal with blueberries, almond milk and stevia-inulin blend.

Liquid Intake   

   Coffee:  32 oz.   Water: 24+ oz.

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October 27

Post 988, Day 300 of 2013
- and 1030 days since I started this blog -

Daily Comment

I didn't feel well today - just the "blahs" - but I did spend a big part of the day sleeping. I  watched a little football, only to find it uninteresting. I caught up on some of my backlogged DVRed recordings, but just didn't feel like doing anything. 

I can't remember the last time I was in Syracuse and didn't go out to at least one of my Sunday jam sessions, but that is today's story.

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 Food and Diet Section

2013 Daily Weight

Today's Weight:         208.2 lbs

Yesterday's Weight:     210.2 lbs

Day Net Loss/Gain:      - 2.0 lbs

Diet Comment

The treats I had yesterday don't seem to have had too negative an effect, and I did lose some weight thanks to my moderation. Boy, if I could be moderate all the time, I would be a different person. No really.

Food Log 

Breakfast

Skipped.

Lunch

A cacao-kale-hemp-chia protein shake (almond-coconut milk, kale, a large egg, raw organic cacao powder, hemp seeds, chia gel, whey powder (24g protein), cinnamon, psyllium and stevia-inulin blend).

Dinner
Skipped.

Liquid Intake   

   Coffee:  22 oz.   Water: 80+ oz.

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October 26

Post 987, Day 299 of 2013
- and 1029 days since I started this blog -

Daily Comment

This was a sad, gray day with bitter-cold winds. I went to the NY Regional Market to get eggs and look for something to bring to a Halloween party, and discovered at my next shopping location (a half-hour later) that my wallet was missing.

It is likely that I dropped it, at some point, in the crowded market, or maybe even while putting my purchases away.

So, credit cards canceled and new ones ordered. But no money, and my most useful and used credit cards are gone, as is my debit card. And no cash, either, until my bank opens Monday.

After I go to the bank, I'll have to go in person to replace my Driver's license. It was discovering what I have to bring as proof of identity that led me to realize I don't know where my passport is last seen three years ago).

You'd think that in a one-bedroom apartment like mine, searching for it would be easy - a piece of cake. But you'd be wrong. I'm a slob, and I have no idea where I put it - it may even be at work, since its' last use was also work-related. I am scared, though, that when I cleaned out the Odyssey, it went out in the trash, accidentally. I will, of course, keep looking. I'll let you know when/if I find it. 

And, of course, I spent the rest of the day on the rest of the pain-in-the-ass processes you have to go to when you lose your wallet.

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 Food and Diet Section

2013 Daily Weight

Today's Weight:         210.2 lbs

Yesterday's Weight:     207.6 lbs

Day Net Loss/Gain:      + 2.6 lbs

Diet Comment

Yesterday's late high-calorie eating had a very negative result. Tonight's party wasn't much of a help, although I ate minimally beforehand, and was at least moderately moderate on the desserts offered. But, being a Halloween party, most of what was available was sweets.

Food Log 

Breakfast

Skipped.

Lunch

Skipped.

Snack
A cacao-kale-hemp-chia protein shake (almond-coconut milk, kale, a large egg, raw organic cacao powder, hemp seeds, chia gel, whey powder (24g protein), cinnamon, psyllium and stevia-inulin blend).

Dinner
At a Halloween party, I ate mostly cold cuts - turkey, salami, roast beef and ham. However, the treats were out in full force - I stuck to some of the less lethal-looking baked goods, some cake and brownies.

Liquid Intake   

   Coffee:  24 oz.   Water: 80+ oz.

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October 25

Post 986, Day 298 of 2013
- and 1028 days since I started this blog -

Daily Comment

No comment today, either.

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 Food and Diet Section

2013 Daily Weight

Today's Weight:         207.6 lbs

Yesterday's Weight:     209.0 lbs

Day Net Loss/Gain:      - 1.4 lbs

Diet Comment

Even with yesterday's late snack and shot of whiskey, lower calories have let me shed some of the previous day's excess. Today's more rigid adherence should continue the trend.

Food Log 

Breakfast

Spinach, black beans, onions and peppers and scrambled eggs.

Lunch

Roasted turkey breast, red beans, Spring Mix, cole slaw mix and balsamic vinaigrette.

Snack
Pepperoni and cole slaw.

Dinner
Buffalo-style chicken breast on coconut Paleo bread, Dal Makhtandi (lentil and tomato curry) with broccoli.

Snack

Ezekiel 4:9 Golden Flax sprouted grain cereal with blueberries, almond milk and stevia-inulin blend.

Liquid Intake   

   Coffee:  22 oz.   Water: 112+ oz.

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October 24

Post 985, Day 297 of 2013
- and 1027 days since I started this blog -

Daily Comment

I really have nothing to write about today, except that I have nothing to write about today.

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 Food and Diet Section

2013 Daily Weight

Today's Weight:         209.0 lbs

Yesterday's Weight:     205.6 lbs

Day Net Loss/Gain:      + 3.4 lbs

Diet Comment

Yesterday's cheats and late dinner took a big toll - a real reversal. Today, I ate only a little, and late. A fast, if you will.

Food Log 

Breakfast
Skipped.

Lunch

Skipped.

Dinner
A cacao-kale-hemp-chia protein shake (almond-coconut milk, kale, a large egg, raw organic cacao powder, hemp seeds, chia seeds, whey powder (24g protein), cinnamon, psyllium and stevia-inulin blend).

Snack
Egg salad on coconut Paleo bread.

Liquid Intake   

   Coffee:  0 oz.   Water: 54+ oz. and a shot of Jameson's Irish Whiskey

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October 23

Post 984, Day 296 of 2013
- and 1026 days since I started this blog -

Daily Comment

I finally got some good service on the Kia Soul, and played a nice gig ending with a nice dinner.

And that's all I have to say about Wednesday.

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 Food and Diet Section

2013 Daily Weight

Today's Weight:         205.6 lbs

Yesterday's Weight:     206.0 lbs

Day Net Loss/Gain:      - 0.4 lbs

Diet Comment

Today's little loss just looks good combined with yesterday's almost-not-there loss.

Food Log 

Breakfast

A half-slice of day-old pepperoni pizza.

Lunch

At Ling-Ling's Chinese Buffet and Grill:

Brussels sprouts, kimchee, and, from the "Mongolian Grill", my go-to dish, pork and chicken with cabbage, onions, mushrooms, green peppers and broccoli. Yes, it's the same meal I always have here, and yes, the same picture, too.

Snack

Ezekiel 4:9 Golden Flax sprouted grain cereal with blueberries, cinnamon, coconut-almond milk and stevia-inulin blend.

Dinner

At Eskapes Lounge:

Blackened scallops on a bed of savory pumpkin-filled ravioli with kale and lobster pesto sauce. Tnanksgiving soup (turkey bisque) as an appetizer. Not shown: A plate of cookies for dessert.

Liquid Intake   

   Coffee:  28 oz.   Water: 84+ oz.

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